The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

Meyerbeer—A Character. Among all those who have won an universal re• putation in drametic music, Meyerbeer was the most timid, the most insecure as to his own purposes, with all his gigantic notions of effect. His operas were not so much written as stuck together, bit by bit, while the rehearsals of them were going on. If a machinist under a paper cap crossed the stage, and made some irreverent remark on the length of this scene—or that other procession—the composer shrank up, faltered, held council on the matter— and after having been inexorable in his first pre tensions, conceded, with a humility which became ignoble, in regard to the man under the paper cap. He dtd not know what his effects were to be, or Where they were to be made, but went on trying, contriving, and like the bird that builds a nest, bringing, hero a straw—there a bit of wood—anon, a fragment of wood or stone—and, in the end, build ing not so much a nest as a habitation for musical drama. No stone was left unturned by him to procure —one might better say to force—a success. It may be questioned whether so skilful an artist ever existed, who employed with so elaborate a patience every machinery of compliment and cajolery as he did. He prepared for the first representations of his operas by paying money right and left, with an anxiety humiliating to think of, and on a scale of expense impossible to any other who had not an ample private fortune. No antechamber was too mean for hint to be willing to wait in it, pro vided the master of the house had the slightest shred of influence on press or public. He shared Sir Robert Walpole's opinion that every man has his price, and would return to attempt and to tempt every imaginable assistance with a pertinacity nothing short of whimsical, but which was rather distressing to be exposed to. The Boulevard des Italiens, a sort of French Rialto for musical rumour, streamed with tales of his expedients, months before his operas were painfully born. One year, said rumour, Meyer beer had been buying up all the stage organs, to prevent his new organ effect being forestalled. There Was a later tale how he had connived to the crip pling of the organ at the Grand Opera, when the same was to help a great scene in Nieodemeyri's " Stradella." Another year, would come simmering stories of pilot banquets after the fashion of Lucullus (and well did Meyerbeer understood the art of dining, till ill health, and with it hypochondria, claimed him). He had no objection to bespeaking opera books at munificent prices, from the men of feuilleton, home or foreign, though it did not follow that the books were to be set. I can speak to his face of puzzled inquietude, when one of the fraternity ventured to decline a commission for such a piece of work—in its very purpose, and by its very essence, unproducible. Though he harrassed everyone during his rehearsals to the point of exas poration, by at first refusing the smallest concession, when the hour of performance drew nigh he was seined with a cowering terror, which would yield or admit any change. Music lasting one hour and a quarter was cut out of " Le Prophete" within a very few weeks of its production :—and its great situation—the one of fecination, in the fourth or Cathedral act, would have possibly shared the same fate, had not Madame Viardot, the original Fides, backed by Ary Scheffer (how all this comes back like a thing of yesterday !), pleaded to be allowed to show what could be represented by such an actress in such a situation.—Dickens's " All the Year I Round." ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The commercial community are now anxiously hoping for another reduction on Thursday next in the Bank of England minimum, and, as a matter of course, there is very little business transacted in the interim. The public are holding over their bills in anticipation of the event, and the rates now current are from 7 per cent. upwards. Capital is abundant, gold has continued to flow into the Bank Of England, and as competition among the bill brokers during the past fortnight has been excited, the authorities cannot have had many applicants for discount. Under all the circumstances, there fore, there seems great probability that the expected alteration will be realised. A further sum of £llO,OOO in bar gold was taken into the Bank yesterday., The 27th i ns t. h as b een appo i n t e d b y th e com mittee of the Stock 1 1 2,xchange for a special settle ment in the Engl'iala scrip of the Mexican Loan, which is to be inc'iuded in the official list. A call of £2 Tier share, payable on or before the 18t4 ' proximo, l'.as been announced by the directors of the Financi,:a Corporation. The letters of allotment of the Tavistock Iron Work s and Fiteel Ordnance Company (Limited), are now ready„ The shp.reholders of the Bank of London held a special m eating to-day, when the resolutions passed on the 9 th instant fur increasing the Capital were duly co cifirmed. D•uring the last few days a moderate amount of bustness has been transacted in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars have been in fair r equest at full rates, while the dealings in coffee have been to an average extent without material ch ange as regards values. For rice, fruit, and spices !Notations have remained unchanged, and business In the tr.llow market has been dull, but at steady prices, TbF annual meeting of the National Bank was held 'to.day—Mr J. N. 111‘Kenna in the chair. The I.el3 'r t, Which w a s unan i mous l y a d opte d , state d t h at since the accounts were made up a dividend at the rate ° f 1 :8 per cent. per annum, and an extra dividend of 16s. 'per share, was paid in Feb. last ; the amount of undivided profits after these pay memts stood at £12,9,174, 16s. 10d., as compared with £103 . 72C1 3 3. 10d. of the previous year. The directors bad inc reared the capital from £1,000,000 to £2,000,000 by the issue of 20,000 new shares, at a premium of £25 per share to the old shareholders, and £3O per - share to the general public, The General Contract Company is a new under taking just formed for constructing, maintaining, and working of railways, manufacturing railway plant and rolling stock for sale or hire, reclaiming lands, building reservoirs, roads, bridges, docks, tnarboure, piers, breakwaters, &c., &c. The direc tors have secured the business of the eminent con tractor, Mr. Rowland Brotherhood, who has agreed to transfer the whole of his business to the com pany upon terms which may be considered as favourable. The works, which are situated at the Great Western Railway station at Chippenham, together with the plant and existing contracts, are to be taken at a valuation, and one-third of the amount ie to be paid in shares. The capital re quired is £1,000,000, but only half that amount is to be called up in the first instance. The English, Swedish, and Continental Financial Company (Limited) require a capital of one million, in 20,000 £5O shares, proposing a first issue of 10,000 shares, 2,500 of which are reserved for S weden. No mill is to exceed £6. Three months to elapse between each call, and it is not intended to call up more than £l5 per share. 'The directors, Whose names will be found in another column, are gentlemen of high standing in the commercial World, set forth. the objects of th'a association as in tended to prom ote the developpAent of the resources of Sweden and Norway, and by thus applying the subscribed capital they are of opinion that a large field will be opened np f or safe and profitable in. vestment. In Norway and Sweden no such insti tution exists, consequently the vast forests, the in exhaustible - mineral deposits, the e.griealture, the rising commerce of the country demand the finan cial aid which this comp an Afte r y proposes t o g i ve. a cleat+ investigation, and looking at the !narked success of the Enskilda Bank and similar inetitutions, the directors are confident of a satis factory pecuniary result from the operations of the company, which eventuality has been borne testi mony to by a distinguished cfncial of the country. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 75c. Firm. A few dealings in the English stocks this morn ing have occasioned an improvement of in the Fonds compared with yesterday. The continued favourable prospect of monetary affairs has also im parted a firmer tone, and Consols are 911 for money, and 901-, a, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89L-- 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 133 dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1057- -;1; Debi-ntures, 98t- ; Enfaced do., 104 ; and the Bonds, 21s dis. There has been a general improvement in the Foreign Market, and business is moderately active, Turkish 6 per Cents., 1832, are 701 711 ; do., Con solide3, 48 I; Mexican, 44Z 45k; do, New Loau, tot- prem. ; Greek, 231 i; Spanish Passive, 348 Portuguese, 48 ; Russian Scrip, 38 d prem. ; Swedish do,, 1 to 2 prem ; and the Confederate Loan, 65 67. Business in the Railway Share Market has con. tinned very quiet, and there is little change of importance to report as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares also remain ex ceedingly inactive, but generally support previous pr ices, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent, B9A i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891. .. . Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — A anuities, 30 yrs, expire frith Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent l3 dis Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £200 Sank England Stk, 51 per Ct. Ditto Account.. INCUR' GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 217 Ditto,s per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do Certificates Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent 93/ Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 104 Ditto 5/ per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 98/ _ . Ditto Bonds Ll,OOO - 24 dis Ditto under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—OK K O'CLOCK. kastrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. --• Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto Account — ;Milan 6 uer Cent. — Ditto 42 pei Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 - Ditto Scrip £5O paid - Pra Equador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Egyptian 7 per Cent.. — Ditto, Second Issue .. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 238 , ;Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account lOl Guatemala, 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 tati.:,, 5 per Cent.(Maremruana Railway) 5 1 , ,xican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Ditto 2 per Cent. .. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account.... Oitto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account -,.. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'GU, 62,'3 Ditto Account 4Bl Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 — Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Ditto 1861 Scrip, £lO paid Ditto Anglo-Dutch Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account .. Ditto Passive Ditto Account 341 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account — Swedish. 4 per Cent — Ditt o Scrip, £2O paid ritrkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 6Bl 9 8/ Dittc, LIOU Bonds 731 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 70t Ditto £lOO Bonds 7l/ 701 Ditto 1563 .. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. lOOl Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lend a Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... — Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 64 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto Account ~........ 90/ 1 x d Liverpool Cotton Market—This Days Market firmer. Sales, about 6,000 bales, Im ports, 15,924, Previously, 8,290, FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, At the last sitting the Minister of Public Instruc• tion announced that the Minister of the Imperial Household and the Fine Arts had ordered a bust of the late M. Biot, executed by M. Lequesne, to be placed in the Palace of the Institute. A paper was received from M. Vionnois, d.cscribing six brick kilns of the Gallo-Roman period discovered at La Roche-du-Thay, in the department of Ille-et- Vilaine. The fragments of tiles lying about suffi ciently prP:ve their origin, their shape being Gallo- ItonPll, and some of them even bearing the trade mark of the briokmaker, which, however, it has been impossible to decipher. The tiles are flat, 40 centimetres in breadth, and two in thickness, with lateral rims. The kilns were all alike, and one of them is still in good preservation. It is rectan gular, 2 08 metres long by 1.70 in breadth ; its walls are vertical ; the fire-place is 10 centimetres deeper than the kiln itself, and separated from it by a floor resting on three supports, and pierced with holes, through which the flame penetrated between the tiles placed verti cally in rows, The holes near the perimeter are wider below than above, while the contrary is the case with those near the centre. From all this it appears that bricks used to be burnt in kilns similar to those now used for earthenware. 1 1. Garraud communicated a method imagined by him for preventing the terrible consequences of explosion by fire-damp, or at least for reducing them to mere pecuniary damage without loss of life. His plan is to determine explosions by means of the electric induction-spark of Ruhenkorff's machine before the miners descend into the galleries. After describing the way in which the wires ought to be arranged, he says : "Every day, before the miners go to their work, several sparks must be let off in the galleries ; then if an explosion ensues the gas will be destroyed; if, on the coatrary, after several sparks there is no explosion, there is no reason why there should be any with an ordinary lamp. The Perpetual Secre tary remarked that a similar practice had long been in use, thongh not with the induction-spark; men being eent down into the galleries with lights fixed a to long poles, They creep along, h o ldi ng t h e li g h ts aloft, because fire-damp always accumulates at the roof of the gallery, and thus produce explosions which ere harmless in proportion to the frequency with which the operation is performed." NATAL SUGAR.—Sugar has taken a proud position as our largest staple. It is difficult, in the absence of reliable statistics, to form an estimate of what the year's crop may have bsen, but it cannot have fallen far short of 3,000 tots. The yield has been generally satisfactory. 4 6n very few estates less than a ton per acre has been averaged. °rt many two tons have been obtained, and several fields are cited as having yielded fully three tons per acre.-1Y litercury. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing - , harr 100 Atlantic &St Lawrencr all 60 62 - - 60 sk ( I Bom.,Barodat • Cent Ind 100 1023 1033 1033 Gu. 5 per cent.. ...... 20 Do. New ..... 8 20 Do. E. Shares... 73 id I p 403 Buffalo and Lake Huron all '1 61 10 Do. Preference .... • • all 8.2 93 00 f Bufralo,Brant,&Godrieb 10 ,, 77 82 t 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187% 100 Do. do. July 1, 1874 100 77 B'. 100 Do. do. June I, 18;1 100 77 82 st Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (1 ,: i , 100 101 103 st Cape Town L.- Dock Seri/ 100 98 100 stock Eastn. Bengal go. 9p. ( 100 105 107 IC7 8 suck East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 1043 1053 1041 20 Do. do. G Ext..— 15 3 1 P 20 Do. do. H do. .. 151 P stock Grand Trunk of Canada leo 20 21 203 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 74 04 721 100 Do. do. deterred.-- all 61 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 63 65 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 53 55 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock ... all 48 50 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 40 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook... all 27 30 233 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 25 t 7 stock Gt•lndlarenin.gua.sp.c 100 104 105 1043 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 3 3 r Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. South.of lndia(Lirn guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1023 1033 203 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 101 103 203 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt, all 90 62 100 Do. 53 p. c. do. '77-8.. .. all 82 84 10 [tidies Branch Limited 2 par /p stock Madras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 102 103 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 96 98 stock Dc. 1* d 0........ 100 94 91 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb•Corp. np. c. Bnds. 100 So Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 5 9 100 Do. 7p. C. llortg. Bds. all 20 Newb'ruuswick at Canda Class A and 8... all S 6 N.lll.C'dat3 p 0 Ist ppof bds 100 82 H. 4tock Scinde .. • • .... (110 1023 1033 1033 stock Do. Delhi, • -.7 ' 100 1.07, 103 40 ;Do. do LI ~ 2 id 31 3 st I Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ~.,,,,S, lOO -- I sock I Do. Indus. St. Flo.) k . 100 96 98 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE DOBSON. This bankrupt had carried on a very extensive business as a merchant, in Great St. Helens. The bankruptcy took place a short time since. The creditors resolved to take the proceedings out of court. The present was an application with respect to certain moneys received by the assignees, which it was considered ought to be paid over to the trus tees. The case was adjourned. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1864. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOE.S. ;hare Railway% I :3.14. 8t to at Bt 50 20 Do New Do Binning. St Derby Cit. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwich Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stook P. 18.4 Do Scot - Mid. stock.. Shrews. and Welchpoo. Shropshire Union .... South Devon .• • South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton S; Darlington Do Do New, 186& Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster • Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford .k Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool laar..tß West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford, 12.10 Bir.. IVol., and Str. Val iSlythe and Tyne. ROSt.,Sleat.,andalid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wal I . B D o A A gets div Do till 6p e.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun..l'ertb,&Ab. Junc Edinburgh & Glasgow tilasg - . and S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. sp Ditto A stock Ditto East B.nglian et GreatNerthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do Bdo ..... Gt. S. and W. of Ir elan ( great NYCP tern Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwal! Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lou., Chs! - .t,, and Dover Lou. & North Western Lon. & So'.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln., Maryport and Carlisle. Do t 5hare5........ ,, Metropolitan Midland Closing Paid ' Price. 8 8i Si 9 83 85 1181 119, 35 37 16 17 88 90 10t 106 161 71 6 7i 129 131 138 140 128 132 SO 02 Cl G4i 111 1111 66 67 163 165 40 4 A 1104 111 1/7i 98i 64 sli 1 )13 132 132 j 102 IC4 50i 61 24i 'csi 101, 102 d 574 GB4 89 90 127 120 14 221 ,, 76 78 10 114 121 123 39 40 54 66 33 85 901 91i 103 106 364 374 95 10 0 8 84 0 173 175 6 7 3 4 pi 100 105 21 23 OLONIAL GOVERNAIENr SECURITIES. - ay. p.c.J a &July - 1877-84 ... lOO 103 105 104 I Do. Ap. c. Feb. & Aug 100 102 104 s ' Do. op. 0. Liar. & Sept 100 102 104 Do. Sp. c. Jan.&July 10i 90 92 91 5 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 91 !Cape G.ll ope, 6p 0,1871 100 106 108 1065 I Do.Ap .Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1890 100 ItB 110 - IDo. Jan. & July, 1891 100 110 112 ,Ceylon, N0v.1678, 6p c 100 103 104 , Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 006 108 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent_ 100 106 108 ,N.B.Gov. p.o.J a.&July 100 101 103 1011 I Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oot. 100 - S. Y. G ov. 5 p a., 18m 100 99 100 Du. sp. e.,1811 to It',;'t 100 99 101 - I Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 101 99; I 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875..... t .. 100 103 105 Queensland Gcy. 6p. c. 1 00 - IS. Aus G6p.0.1e18.& up.. 100 109 111 ViO.GOV. p.C. Ja.dr.July 100 - Do. io 6 0.0. A.b.&00t.. 100 lOB 109 1081 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 od Clifford Amalgamated.. 1 32 34 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist.) l 1 560 670 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 67 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... 1.14.6 295 305 East Cara Brea.. .. . . 3.4.0 6i et E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 8.13.0 35 4 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 584 7 9 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 25 3 G. Wheal Vor (llelston 40 33 35 Grenville llerc.4's-Foot 8.1'.! 68 40 liingston Downs 4.18.0 35 4 Lady Bertha Margaret (Cny Lelant 95 15 17 Marke Valley.. 4 tlyndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 25 15 New Setun l9l 85 90 —• North Downs 2l It 11 N. WWI Basset (Illo2•,im 3.1.0 14 2 ' North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 44 41 Par Consols t. Blaze), 20 Providence(Uny Lelnt., 10 0.7 40 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer 15 450 470 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — S. Wheat ?ran. (Illogan 18.18.9 40 50 !Stray Park - Lunar Silv.& Lead Min. --- - Lin Crolt 9 18 19 • West Basset (Mogan) 14 9 10 IV CI radon (Liskeard) 5 16 18 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 90 95 Wheal BulletOtedrutii) 10 30 35 Wheal Kitty (13.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLtzdeott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 12 14 Wheal 3eton 585 220 230 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 20 21 Wheal Union 3.17 15 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 106 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent. pt., 871 PREFERENCF. SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, .tsc., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., Ditto, ditto, C 6 per cent. 80 North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 78 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per ocnt., 17i Great Luxembourg, 10 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 111 Ditto (all), 20 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20i FOREIGN MINES. Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 2} United Mexican (lira;, 6& BANKS. Alliance (Wm.), Ditto, new, 52 Anglo Austrian, 7 1 Anglo-Italian, limited, 61 Bank of London, 176 Bank of utago, Urn., 51 Bank of Wales, Rm., 181 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 131 British North American, 50 1 Consolidated Bank, lira., 111 12 Continental, lira., 19 Imperial Ottoman, 21 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., London Bank of Scotland, lira., 22 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Ylate, 53 4 London and Colonial (11m.), ISI London and County, 63/ London and Northern, lira., 22 London and South African, 251 London and 11 estminster, 95 Merchant Bank,llim , 221 Mercantile and Exchange, Um., 19 New South Wa1e5,.:561 51 Oriental Bank Corporation, 621 Provincial of Ireland,93l Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lira,, 131 South E Istern, Um., 5/ Union of London, 581 MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, Um., 51 Continental Union Gas, lim., Contract corporation, lim., 4} Discount Corporation, 16A Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim.: 5 English and Scottish Marine, lira., 51. Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 7 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Hudson's Bay, 191 Imperial Financial, Um., 81 1 International Financial society, lim., 11 Joint Stock Discount. lim., 7} London Financial Association, lim., Ditto, new, 151 London General Omnibus Company, 21 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto, new, 20: Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 15 National Discount Company, Urn., 14f Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lim„— Ditto, ditto, 3 2; Peninsula and Oriental Sic arn, 811 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, inn., 271 Ditto, (LP, 41 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 4i Societe Pinat , cicre d'Egypte, lira., 6 5i Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., 51 4 Business done. IN RE MACNAMARA. This bankrupt was described as of Navarino-tarrace, clerk in the Inland Revenue Office, and this was an appli cation to stay proceedings and wind up out of court. The case was accordingly adjourned. (Before Mr Commissioner Fane.) His Honour was occupied the whole of the morning in hearing arguments as to a deed of arrangement, in which the debtor had duly registered and obtained the certificate, but which was now disputed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Days MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SINGULAR CHARGE OF ASSAULTING A WlFE,—Oliver Kerby, a tall, strange-looking man, who gave his address No. 15, Gerard-street, Soho, was brought before Mr Knox on a warrant charged with assaulting his wife, Isabella Kerby. On the prisoner being placed in the dock he said—l hope this will appear in the papers. Mrs Isabella Kerby, a respectable-looking woman, said— Yesterday morning, about 2 o'clock, my husband came home, having been drinking, and gavo me a blow on the head. About 10 o'clock he swore he would do for me if I did not comply with a demand he made. There were two workwomen in the room at the time. I was alarmed; and am afraid he will injure me. He has been going on like this for the past six weeks. Prisoner—l had taken nothing but water. There were blows struck, but it was in the dark. Mr Knox—Has the prisoner ever been locked up before ? Mrs Kerby—Yes, several times, and bound over. Inspector Draper—The prisoner has behaved in a very extraordinary manner all night. Prisoner—My wife has a large amount of money. She is highly connected, and belongs to a Somersetshire family. Her money is the root of it all. • Emma Dawson, a workwoman in the service of Mrs Kerby, said—Yesterday morning the prisoner came home and tried to force his wifo on the bed, and said he would jump out of the window. Prisoner—lll use her 1 Have I not always used the most endearing terms to her ? Have I not asked her whether her heart is dead ? and whether her money is not payable ? Witness—l do not think you have acted properly towards her. Poisoner—l did not ask that. I wished my wife to come to me to calm my agitated nerves. I have begged of her to cease her clatter. Witness—On Saturday I saw him strike his wife in the mouth and make it bleed. Prisoner—Accidentally, when she rushed to me. Mrs Mary Ann Smith, also employed by Mrs Kerby, said the prisoner's conduct is very different to what it used to be, but Ido not think he can help it. I saw Mrs Kerby's mouth bleeding on Saturday. Mr Knox—Was the prisoner drunk ? Prisoner—Oh, I never drink. I'm more sinned against than sinning. Mr Knox—l shall remand the prisoner for a week, and put a notice on the commitment to have his mind inquired into. Prisoner—Thank you—l wish to go to Coldbath Fields. It will be better for her that she removes all the traps before I come out—that is all. THAMES. SINGULAR DISPUTE BETWEEN Two FOREIGNERS Siegismund Striemer, clerk and traveller, appeared before Mr Partridge to answer a summons, which charged him with detaining certain colours, valued at £l3 10s, the pro perty of Charles Kaelbel, manufacturer and merchant, of Carlisle-terrace, Fairfield-road, Bow. Mr Stoddart, solicitor, stated the case for the prosecution. The parties to this suit were foreigners. The complainant was almost a stranger to our country, and quite a stranger to our language. The defendant was engaged by Herr Kaelbel on the sth of December last, in the capacity of clerk and traveller, at a salary of £3 lOs per week and 2} per cent. commission on sales effected, with one month's notice on either side. The complainant carried on his manu factory in Germany, and the goods he consigned to England. They were allowed to be deposited in premises in Bow, in the possession of the defendant, who was still in the com plainant's employ. On Friday, the 6th of the present month, the complainant having occasion for certain goods deposited on the premises in question, went there and de manded them. The defendant simply refused to give them up, and said he would make a high charge against him for seven weeks' eating and drinking and for warehouse room. There were no wages due to the defendant on the 6th of May, and he had no right to detain his master's goods. The defendant had injured his master in every possible way, and it was an unlucky thing for the complainant he had ever been connected with him. The defendant was in prison. a few years ago for debt, and had only a few months ago made an assignment of his property without paying a shilling to his creditors. Several judgments were now out against the defendant, and Herr Kaelbel wanted an order for the immediate restoration of his property. The defendant said he had an objection to the magistrate's jurisdiction. The goods he was charged with detaining were worth £24, and the magistrates of the police courts only had jurisdiction to the extent of £l5, Mr Stoddart said the goods were valued at £l3 10s. to give the magistrate jurisdiction. The complainant confirmed, through the medium of an interpreter, all his solicitor had stated, He sent goods from time to time to the defendant's place for sale. At that time he was in Germany. He — 0 put an end to the contract with the defendant in consequence of Striemer's misconduct, for not properly accounting for money received, and doing busi ness in various names. The defendant asked the complainant if he had made any agreement with him for warehousing goods, and he replied in the negative. The defendant—l have demanded rent of him and he refuses to pay me. The complainant denied the accuracy of this statement, and said he would pay any just claims upon him if a proper account was made out. lie had offered to pay the amount in cash, or to give a guarantee if there was any just claim upon him by his servant. The defendant said he was not a servant, but an agent, and the goods were worth £24. The complainant said the defendant had sold his goods in the names of Thompson, Brothers, and Co., Schuster, Brothers and Co., and ether names. Mr partridge said he would give no opinion on the case, which ought to be tried in the County Court. He must dismiss the summons. Mr Stadart—Very well, sir. My client will certainly proceed against Streimer in the County Court. MARKETS.. This Day. HAY MARK 2.T S. £1 4s to £1 10s per load. Meadow hay, £2 108 to L 4 108 ; clover, SMITHFIELD. — Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £ 4los Od ; clover, Llol7o7;Mand straw, £1 4s to £1 14s per load. lOs Od ;and straw, WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £2los to £4 10s ; clover, . C T4 Trade Cao O aus s e slow , M t ti o non Eas £ ites s v e • A slow demand , £4 Os to £ 5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 ]4s per load, COLONIAL, SUGAR—There has been rather more disposition on the part of the trade to purchase `Vest India descriptions, and pikes generally are well sustained. In the Refined Market quotations are unaltered. quiet COFFEE—There continues to be a fair inquiry for colonial . and c continued t f i o n r u s.v e a d r d which have realised fully late rates, and other descriptions ' are without material change. RICE— A few small parcels have been disposed of, chiefly East India, which have realised about former quotations very quiet, altThAonLgLhowpr—ioTeshfeor bmoatrhkeptreshenast are well maintained. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40s 3d • May and June 40s to 4 0 s 3d ; and last three months, 43s 3d to 43s 6d per cwt. ---.............. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(This Day. LONDON, May 24.—Wind this day at noon—North- West; fresh breeze and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, May 23.—Wind N.M.—Sailed—Lord Warden, for London. YARMOUTH, May 22.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Atlantic, for Quebec. PLYMOUTH, May 23. — W ind NSW,—Arrived—Bli u k Bonny, from Porto Rico. CLYDE, May 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Burtrato from Mauritius —Shaftesbury , from Calcutta—Olinda, fron t Pernambuco—Helene, from Trinidad. Sailed-.-Resolution, for Nassau. _ L G i g l ii l t v E n i :Till DE 'a and itTAuPe ß l:d e a d y Rover, Morning. Arrived, May ll from Wellington, Ne w t om Gottenburg—Jane, Y 23 MAGNETIC from Tobago—John Bunyan, from Havre—Elisabeth, Zealand—Champion, of the ti S o c ra ast liesldorf—Terpsichore, Melbourne—Christiana, and Christine Maria, from Holm stad—King Dove, from Dantzic—Free, from Jersey_ Napoleon, f e r r o n m sey G_ra li ve e l r i o n i e d s , —Pilo t t from St. Thomas. Arrived, May 24—Nautilus, from st. Kites_ Lewes, from Alexandria—Malcolm Brown, from Trinidad—Look Out, from Genoa—Equity, from Porto Rico—Sophi a , and Concordia, from Guernsey—and Active, from Tarranova. Sailed, May 24.—London, steamer, for Gottenburg. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed.—Mavrocordatos, screw steamer, from London, for Genoa—Congress, from Sunderland, for Penang. .Anchored,—Arnica, bark, from Lagoa, for London. The Late Debate on the Georgia, Bishopsgate-street, May 23. Mr Thomas Baring presents his compliments to the editor of The Sun, and will feel obliged by the insertion of the accompanying correspondence (Copy.) " Bishopsgate-street, May 14, 1864_ "My dear Lord,—ln the report of your speech of last night you are stated to have said—. " I want you to consider the feelings with which tha Confederates regard these enormous reinforce ments which have been conveyed by the English people through the hands of Messrs Baring and Co., in violation of her l‘laj , sty's proclamation of neu trality.' " Until your lordship rose the mention of nam'is had been avoided, in order not to give a personal character to a discussion of great national questions, and, unfortunately, not anticipating such a charge as you made, I was absent during your speech, and did not return to the House of Commons. As, however, such an accusation would not be lightly made by you, and cannot lightly be treated by me, may I ask of you the favour to let me know to what proclamation you referred, and what are the terms of that proclamation which you consider to substan tiate your charge ?—Believe me, my dear lord, yours faithfully, (Signed) "THOMAS BARING, "The Lord Robert Cecil, M.P." (Copy.) " 11, Duchess-street, May 14. "My dear Mr Baring,—l beg to acknowledge your letter, which I received this evening, asking me to what procla mation I referred when I said that the munitions of war exported by Messrs. Baring and Co. to the Federal States have been conveyed in violation of her Majesty's proclama tion of neutrality. "In reply I beg to say that the proclamation of which I spoke is that issued May 13th, 1861, and that the passages in it to which I referred were the following : " We do hereby strictly charge and command all our loving subjects to observe a strict neutrality in and during the aforesaid hostilities, and to abstain from violating or contravening either the laws and statutes of the realm in this behalf, or the law of nations in relation thereto, as they will answer to the contrary at their peril. " ' And we do hereby further warn all our loving sub jects and all persons whatsoever entitled to our protection, that if any of them shall presume in contempt of this our Royal proclamation, and of our high displeasure, to do any acts in derogation of their duty as subjects of a neutral sovereign in the said contest, or in violation or contraven tion of the law of nations in that behalf, as for example and more especially . . . . by carrying officers, soldiers, despatches, arms, military stores, or materials, or any article or articles considered and deemed to be contraband of war, according to the law or modern usage of nations, for the use or service of either of the said contending parties, all persons so offending will incur and be liable to the several penalties and penal consequences by the said statute or by the law of nations in that behalf imposed or denounced. " And we do hereby declare that all our subjects, and persons entitled to our protection, who may misconduct themselves in the premises will do so at their peril, and of their owu wrong, and that they will in nowise obtain any protection from us against any liabilities or penal conse quences, but will, on the contrary, incur our high displeasure by such misconduct.' "In the same connection I may also quote the statement made by Mr Laird in your hearing, on the 27th of March, 1663, and not contradicted by you : " I have referred to the bills Gf entry in the Custom Houses of London and Liverpool, and I find that there have been vast shipments of implements of war to the Northern States. 1 find among those who have been engaged in these transactions the celebrated house of Baring and Co.' " I Presume that the word carrying' in the proclama tion includes those who emplcor others to carry, or abet others in carrying. In strictness it seems to me that the letter of the proclamation prohibits all transactions having for their object to supply contraband of war to either belligerent. But I think it is generally agreed that, as a rule of practice, its 'meaning must be interpreted by usage. All I claim is that the interpretation shall be impartial, and that the proclamation shall not be held to prohibit the ex• port of one kind of contraband of war—viz., ships to one belligerent, while it is held to permit the export of another kind—vis., arms—to the other belligerent. Of course I am speaking exclusively of the proclamation of neutrality, and am not referring to any ships which may be 'moved to have violated the special enactments of the Foreign Enlist ment Act. " Iu the course of your note you intimate that I first gave a personal character to the discussion of a great national question.' I cannot plead guilty to the charge. I think you must have forgotten that you twice applied the word ' fraudulently' to the proceedings of the Liverpool firm that sent out the Georgia—a firm of the highest respectability, whose name is well known, and is, indeed, mentioned in the papers that have been presented to Parliament. The word conveys a severe imputation—probably, in reference to the conduct of a British merchant, the very severest you could have made. I cannot admit that it was I who gave a personal character to the discussion of a great national question.' " The name of the house of Baring was only introduced in order to show how unfair and one-aided were the charges which were made in the course of the debate against those who sent out the Georgia and other ships which afterwards became ships of war, It was said that they acted in fraud of our neutrality, and that they were stirring up feelings of rancour between two friendly nations. Those who were accused were not there to defend themselves ; and it did seem to me only fair to show how little they were really open to censure, by pointing to proceedings equally in vio lation of the letter of the Queen's proclamation, and equally irritating in their effect to the feelings of a friendly nation on the part of one of the first mercantile houses in the world—one to whose authority no Federal advocate would be likely to demur. " I learn for the first time from your note that you were not present in the house when I spoke. It never occurred to me that you were likely to leave before the discussion you had raised was finished ; and the seat you usually occupy is so exactly behind mine that I could not see that you were away when I was speaking—Believe me, yours very faithfully, (Signed) "ROBERT G. CECIE. " Thomas Baring, Eeq,, M.P. " P.S.—lf you should desire any further explanation of anything I have said, my direction for the next week will be, .Poste Restante, Bruxelles. " (Copy.) "Bishopsgate-street, May 18, 1864. "My dear Lord,—l found on return to town yesterday your letter of 14th inst. " Before you assumed that my firm had been mainly in strumental in conveying assistance to the Federals in vio lation of her Majesty's proclamation of neutrality it would have been well that you should have acquainted yourself with the part which my firm really has taken in these matters. I am not at all prepared to admit that those who have been instrumental in forwarding munitions of war either to the Federal or Confederate States have thereby violated her Majesty's proclamation. On the contrary, it was notorious that such shipments were taking place, and not only was no intimation given on the part of her Majesty's Government that the parties engaged in them were in any way infringing the laws, international or otherwise ; but, on the contrary. the right of neutrals to sell to both or either of the belligerents has been fully re cognised. I am, therefore, justified in assuming that the I parties are not open to that imputation; but, be that as it may, my firm has not, in fact, been so engaged. In those I matters we have acted merely as bankers representing large banking establishments in the United States, which opened credits with my firm in favour of parties to whom orders were given, but not through us for the purchase and transmission of warlike stores for the use of the Federal Government. We took no part in giving these orders or in the execution of them. All that we had to do was, when the shipping documents were furnished to us to give effect to the credit lodged in favour of the parties furnishing those supplies, and to see that they were properly forwarded to their destination. " I cannot, therefore, admit that in the conduct of these proceedings we have infringed either the letter or the spirit of her Majesty's proclamation. " With reference to my having characterised the proceed ings of the parties charged with equipping vessels of war for the use of the Confederate Government as fraudulent, I did not thereby intend to stigmatise as fraudulent the mere fast of such equipment, illegal as such equipment undoubtedly would be, but my remark had reference to the manner in which these proceedings were carried out. As I have already observed, it was perfectly well known that warlike stores were ordered in this country for the use of the Federal and Confederate Governments, but in the ease of the vessels which are supposed to have been equipped for the use of the Confederate States every species of concealment has been resorted to in order to cover the real intentions of the parties, and it was in this view of the subject that I alluded to these transactions as being fraudu lent. When Mr. Laird named last year my firm, in com mon with others, as concerned in the shipment of arms and ammunition to the United States, I did not think that any observation was required from me, as he only mentioned a fact unaccompanied by any charge of illegality or impro priety. "I ought certainly, as you Fay, to have been present during your speech ; but from the previous temper of the debate I had not anticipated any personal observation, and I had intended to return if the debate continued. As, how ever, I was prevented, although from my own fault, from making any remark upon your charge, and as everything that falls from your lordship must have great weight, you will, I suppose, have no of jection to the publication of this correspondence when it closes,—Believe me, my dear lord, faithfully yours, (Signed) " THOMAS BARING. "The Lord Robert Cecil, M,P., Brussels," (Copy.) "Brussels, May 20, 1864. "My dear Mr. Baring,—l beg to acknowledge your letter of the 18th instant, which I received to-day. I confess that I am unable to follow the construction you place upon the language of the Queen's proclamation. It seems to me, so far as I am in a position to judge, that the transactions of your firm, as now described by you, fall within the letter of the prohibition which I quoted at length in my last letter. The proclamation forbids the Queen's subjects to carry' contraband of war to either belligerent. You tell me that warlike supplies have been ordered for the use of the Fede ral Government, and that your firm has been engaged in 'seeing that they were properly forwarded to their destina tion.' In other wordy, you have been superintending the ' carrying,' which is pointedly forbidden by the proclama tion. At the same time I most fully grant that a very much laxer interpretation has been put upon the proclamation both by public opinion in this country, and (what is of more importance) by her Majesty's Government themselves, and that the practical result of that interpretation has been to make the clause I have quoted inoperative. Under these circumstances it clearly follows that the transactions in question cannot be looked upon as in any degree censurable or improper. That such is, in fact, the state of the case, is sufficiently indi cated, if other proof were wanting, by the fact that opera tions of this kin _I have been countenanced by such a house as yours. But nay complaint is, that in many recent discussions this latitude of interpretation has not been fairly extended to both sides. Ships are contraband of war just as much as, and no more than, arms, and the exportation of the one, so far as international law is concerned, is as legitimate a transaction as the exportation of the other. There seems to be an inclination, however, among Federal advocates, to put the two upon a different footing in that respect, and to assume in defiance of international prece dents, that the ' exporter of ships' makes private war, or commits a fraud on our neutrality' in some sense in which tbose phrases are not applicable to the exporter of arms. Those who, like me, believe, such a distinction to be groundless and unjust are compelled, therefore, when an attack is made upon the firms who sell ships to the Confe derates, to insist 'en the exactly parallel character of the transactions entered into by those who sell warlike stores to the Federals. "With respect to the personal' character of the debate, to which you again refer, I must repeat the observation that it, in fact, began with your opening speech. Had you been satisfied with passing a general censure upon those who have sold ships to the Confede rates, or who have in your opinion broken the Foreign Enlistment Act, I should undoubtedly been guilty of giving a personal character to the debate, if in such a case I had referred specially to any particular house that had exported arms to the Federals. But you designated a particular firm as a special mark of your severe accusa tions—the Liverpool firm that sent out the Georgia. That you did not utter their names was of small. importance, for those names may be found in a public document, and were well known to all who were familiar with the question. "Before I conclude this letter you must forgive me if I enter a word of protest against the accusation of fraud which you made against that firm, and which in your last letter you repeat. Concealment is not necessarily fraud. They had two fair geounds of concealment which justified them employing it. One was the course pursued by the Govern ment, the other was the vigilance of the Federals. The Go vernment, actuated by politic considerations, whose gravity I do not underrate, but which should have been submitted to Parliament before they were allowed to operate in preju dice of private interests and rights, was harassing this particular trade by every means, legal and illegal, within its reach. On the other hand, the spies of the United States embassy were in every port ; and a Federal frigate was always at hand of suffi • cient force to give effect to their information by capturing so important an article of contraband the moment she had left British waters. Under these circumstances I think a shipbuilder might fairly keep his own counsel without ex• posing himself to the charge of fraud. "1 trust I may have persuaded you that the proceedings of your house were introduced by me into the debate merely for the purpose of strengthening my case on behalf of those who I thought were being hardly dealt with, and not in any spirit hostile to yourself. Of course I have no sort of objection to the publication of the correspondence.—Believe me yours very faithfully, (Signed) "ROBERT R. CECIL. "T. Baring, Esq., M.P." 1121 14f 14 132 Launch of the Prince Albert, Yesterday another rather important addition was made to our iron clad fleet by the successful launch of this fine vessel from Messrs. Samude's yard at Poplar. The Prince Albert has a double claim to defensive strength, inasmuch as she is not only iron cased, but has her battery in cupolas, or circular turrets also. It would be, of course, useless to deny that these turret ships have numerous oppo nents to their claims to be considered as efficient sea going war frigates, and that these oppo nents include not only some of the most distin guished officers of the Royal navy, but some of our most experienned iron-shipbuilders as well. Certainly, the practical experience of rough every day warfare which has been illustrated by the Federal gunboats constructed on this principle would not lead us to be over sanguine as to the success of ships built after the same pattern, if it were not also known that almost everything connected with the guns and plating and speed of the American turret-ships was so far behind our own as really to leave no safe data on which to found a comparison between the two. The attempts which in America have been made to work out the theory of turret ships have been by no means so comprehensive and perfect as to warrant our Government in consider.. ing them as final, and, whatever may be the differ ences of opinion which prevail here as to the value of the principle, it is satisfactory to see that the Admiralty are bent or. trying it with all the auxi liary aids to success, which form, horse-power, and perfect workmanship can contribute. The length of the Prince Albert turrei-ship over all is 240 ft., while her breadth is as muei as 48, proportions which !give her a rather heavy and unwieldy ap pearance, and which are certainly like to tell against a very high rate of speed in heavy water. Her depth is no less than 28ft., and her burden, in tons, 2,529. All the details relating to her general principle of construction are almost precisely similar to thoee adopted in the Warrior, the Black Prince, and other of our armour ships. The same care is shown to give extra strength by longitudinal brac ings ; there are the same wing passages along the broadside, which virtually make a double ship of her; she has no external keel, but two bilge plates at each side, which are supposed to answer the same purpose in giving her stability. The plating, too, is the same as on the Warrior, 43-in. iron and 18in. of teak, but the Prince Albert is plated from end to end, instead of only over the broadside. At 1 the extreme end of the bows and stern, however, the thickness of the armour is diminished gradu ally to three inches, and, instead of going 5 feet below the water-line, as in other armour clads, it is only taken down 4 feet—a slightness of immer sion which seems to bring the vulnerable parts dan gerously near the surface. Her upper deck is of pine, with a three - quarter inch iron deck beneath it to keep out shells —a thickness which the recent ex perience of the Danish ironclad the Roife Krake has shown to be insufficient. She is to be furnished with furnaces for heating shot and melting iron, and is to be driven by engines of 500 horsepower nominal —an amount of horsepower which certainly seems small when compared with the tonnage or the area of her midship section. The screw is to be four bladed, and not to lift. On deck are to be four tur rets or shields, as they are indifferently called, with an ironplated pilot house in the bows. Three of the turrets are 22ft diameter and one of 20ft. The pilot house is a mere oval about 6ft wide by 12ft long, but plated, like the turrets, with 54 inches of armour over 7 inches of diagonal planning. All these tur rats, of course, are movable, and are revolved on Two of worked from the main dec k below. e ae of the turrets, it is understood, are t o carry two guns each, and two are to carry one Alleactt of calibre that can be got.the turrets being t placed amidships the bulwarks round the uppoefr lightdeck have to be movable, and ar e accordingly made iron fastened by hinges to the deck, so as to be cap able of being lowered at a moment's notice, leaving the guns free to fire anywhere. The launch yester day was most successfully accomplished, Miss Ada Samuda naming the vessel as it glided rapidly into the river. She was sent afloat with the lower streak of armour on from end to end, and with the midship portion of her broadside entirely plated. The rest of her fitting and equipment will be proceeded with a t Woolwich, but nearly, if not quite, a year is likely to elapse before she is commissioned and afloat an effective member of the Channel squadron. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALL'S, LIST EVENING. This afternoon witnessed as numerous a gathering of time right sort of racing men as ever the lawn could boast of on any like occasion; but although it was conceded that there never was more money in the market for speculation, it was also admitted that the investments were disproportionate. The favourites were all firm, and yet the afternoon had worn on considerably before the medium began to circulata with freedom. General Peel and Cambuscan were im• movable at 5 to 1 and 6 to 1 respectively, but at half a point more each they readily met with support—in the '.ew instances where an opportunity was given. There could be no manner of doubt as to the genuineness of the Birch Broom commission, which was repeated to-day to some tune, and after all available B's to 1 were picked up— on the quiet —to some £3OO or £7OO, 7 to 1 WAS the highest price obtainable :::cotti,l2 Chief again showed marked signs of coming to his old price in the betting, 8 to 1 being taken kindly at the finish, his owner, among other bets, having taken 2000 to 1800 that Scottish Chief beat Cambilscan. Blair Athol was up and down as usual, inasmuch as that at the commencement of business as little as 10 to 1 was taken; but in the course of the day 100 to 8 was laid several times, and 1300 to 100 once, 90 to 20 being accepted about a situa tion. Paris, Coastguard, and Baragah were all "off," as was also Ely, about whom, however, 20 to I was booked to about VOO. Lord Glasgow's " second string" was very frequently inquired after, 1000 to 30 and 30 to 1 being the prices at which his backers were mostly accommodated, 2S to 1 being his closing price (offered). Historian and Valiant were quite out of form. Towards the close of business little change-ringing took place with Ackworth and Copon.. hagen, 40 to 1 being taken kindly about the former, whil e the "old Cope" was friendless at 33 to 1. The last bet laid was 1500 even on Ackworth against Copenhagen, which. may afford some sort of hey to the place-betting on the defeated, but not disgraced, son of Fazzoletto, his "party" having also gone a "raker" to win. Closing prices:-- DERBY. • 11 to 2 agst General Peel (taken) 6to 1 agst Cambascan (offered, take 13 to 2) 7to 1 agst Birch Broom (offered, take Bto 1) 8 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 100 to S agat Blair Athol (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Paris (offered) 15 to 1 agst Coastguard (offered) 15 to 1 agst Baragah (offered) 20 to 1 agat Ely (taken and offered) 28 to 1 agst Strafford (take 30 to 1) 33 to 1 agst historian (offered) 33 to 1 agst Valiant (offered) 33 to 1 agst Copenhagen (offered) 40 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 40 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken and offered) 1000 to 15 agst Hollyfox (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Idler (taken and offered) 1000 to 5 agst Warrior (taken) 2000 to 1800 on Cambuscan agst Scottish Chief (taken) 1500 even on Ackworth agst Copenhagen (taken) 900 to 200 agst Blair Athol being one of the first three (taken) 110 to 20 agst Ely being one of the first three (taken) 100 to 8 agst Ackworth being one of the first three (taken) THE OAKS. 4to 1 agst Fille de l'Aair (taken) Bto I bar two (offered) DERBY SCRATCHINGS.—Forager, about 11 25 a.m., Monday, May 23; Greville and Vauxhall, at 4 18 p.m., Monday, May 23. THE FRENCH DERBY. The Prix du Jockey Club of 20,000 f, for 3-yr-olds. Entry, 1,000 f; 600 f forfeit, or 500 f only if declared. IVeight—colts, 1081bs ; fillies, 1051bs. Distance-2,400 metres (a mile and a half). 55 subs. M. Delamarre's Bois Roussel (Flatman) 1. M. Lunel's Affidavit 2 Mr T. Carter's Civility M. Schickler's Youdriere (J. 'Watkins) 4 The following also ran:—Ninon de l'Enclos, Bayard., Tortocolis, Beatrix, Commega, Sonchamp, Boucioaut, Arcturus, and Scsovola. Betting-6 to 4 agst Bois Roussel, 4to 1 agat Beatrix, 6 to 1 each agst Bayard and Comme-ca, 12 to 1 agst Ninon. de I'lincloa, 15 to 1 each agat Af f idavit and Arcturus, n to 1 agat any other. The lot got away well in a line, but by the time they had gone over the quarter of a mile which separates the starting post from the stands, had settled down into places. Bou cicaut at this moment led, with Bayard coming next, then Ninon, Comme-ca, Arcturus, Bois Roussel, and Beatris, the order named, the last three being Poudriere, Torticolia, and Civility. After passing the booths Bayard mastered his jockey and rushing to the front took a lead of six or eight lengths, which he maintained for a short time, and then suddenly shut up, and went to the rear. Along the road before the villas the only incident was the gradual working up of Civility and Poudriere, who had hitherto been running at the tail. After passing the stables the four leading horses formed a line abreast across the course, with Bois Roussel running a couple of lengths behind. The quartette were, however, beaten in ascending the hill, and by the time they had reached the corner were no longer in the race. Bois Roussel, who had been running steadily biding his time, now found himself almost alone in front, the only horses near him being Affidavit, Ninon, and Bea trix. Along the straight the pace which had before been good, slackened, and the position then remained the same up to within 200 yards of the stand. Affidavit was then seen to make an effort, and in a moment was alongside of Bois Roussel. For a moment M. Lunel's colt showed in front, but Flatman, with an application of the whip, again brought the favourite up to the mark ; the lead was re• covered, and Bois Roussel increasing his advance up to the post passed a winner by a length and a half. Civility and Poudriere passed Ninon and Beatrix at the stands, and came in third and fourth, Mr. Carter's filly finishing a couple of lengths in the Affidavit, and Poudriere a length behind Civility. Beatrix and Ninon were fifth and sixth, and the rest scattered over the course anywhere. Value of the stakes 52,000 fr„ deducting 2,0001 r, for the.second. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. Jrxi. Wye Maidstone a Ascot Hampton l6 New ton .. 15 Odiham Bibury Ju. Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract . ll Abingdon ..... Cambridge .. l2 Liverpool July Stamford • Beverley 22 Stockbridgo Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne .vcastle.on-Tyne .. • • 28 Worcester (Summer) Ipswich .. 3O rLT. Nottingham l9 Winchester 19 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield .21 King's Lynn 2l Goodwood ...... Auc Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes lluntingdon .. 9 Wolverhampton ...... 9 Reading .............. 11 Egham .............. 16 Oilord ................ 18 Dover York August Yarmouth Plymouth Lichfield Stockton .... 3O Devon awl Exeter ... • 30 Derby 303111 t. SErTI Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Bridgwater Doncaster Brecon .. 19 Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 OCTC Bedford 4 Northallerton .. Newmarket Second Oct lO NovE: Woroester Autumn .... 1 Shrewsbury Autumn ---- Lincoln Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 111Blia. i Leamington&War.Flunt 22 AMERICAN BONNETS.—The present war has developed rather than:bridled extravagance in the United States; and the demand for luxuries of every description, jewelry, diamonds, s ilks, and laces, never seems to have been greater. The most exquisite of these come from abroad ; foreign exchanges drain the country of its specie, and this is the reason, think the fashionable ladies foreighnis son. Froma ods. love Out of of New York, why gold is so dear. For the sake of lighten inggo the load on Mr. Chase's back, they h ave passed resolu tions devoting to inf am y the Republican matron who s h a ll for hereafter his purehse a country Brutus similar sent iment the mother of Coriolan us broke ambition and his heart. A lo v e h er eon's of coun try promp ts the fair eitiz-us to s u rr ender all purchase y im ported sacrificed but native articles of dress. The sweetest thing in bonnets shall not maks them forget America, Gloves, French boots, a nd parasols are dear and precious, but ' one s country is even more precious still ; and—in humble imitation of the Massachusetts women of 1776, who gave up tea in order not to pay tribute to a British tyrant—the New York and Boston women of 1864 have si • gned a self-deny ing ordinance which ought to make them famous among the posterities. The badge to be worn by the delicate Covenanters is a black bee, We know from the greatest of historians that the women of Attica used to wear a grasshopper in their hair—the grasshopper being an emblem of native and aboriginal pride. The bee symbo lises perhaps an idea of the same kind, with the further idea of female industry engrafted upon it, Unlike the wo men of Attica, the Covenanters, however, wear their bee not on the head, but upon the shoulder. It was felt that a bee in the bonnet was not the kind of symbol young ladies who are studying political economy would wish, if they could avoid it, to adopt. Why the bee should he black admits of several excellent explanations. The hue is, doubtless, a sign of devotion to the cause of the negro. A black bee is, so to speak, a nigger bee, which ought to regarded by white bees with affectionate sympathy, as being, after all, a bee and a brother, in spite of differerices of colour.—Landon Review. BRUSSELS, May 21.—The Ministerial crisis has terminated, and the Cabinet has withdrawn its re signation. The Chamber is convoked for the 31st. VIBT. ,BER. 8 7 110; I 97.4 ion i